Francisco Trincão, born on 29 December 1999 (age 26), is a Portuguese left-sided forward now with Al-Ahli Saudi. His current market value is around £30m, according to Transfermarkt.
His early career included loan football, the sort of necessary education that can either sharpen a wide player or leave him looking like a useful idea without a fixed home. In Trincão’s case, the more settled work came at Sporting CP, where his career found its clearest shape.
Across four seasons with Sporting, he made 133 league appearances and scored 35 league goals. His best league return came in 2022-23, with 10 goals from 34 appearances, a productive spell rather than a passing burst. Sporting is where the outline of his senior career is easiest to read: regular football, end product, and a defined role in a strong side.
He has also remained in the Portugal picture, with one World Cup appearance and four European World Cup qualifying appearances this season. That gives his move to Al-Ahli Saudi a little more context: he is not a faded name taking a quiet turn, but a player still operating with international relevance.
Trincão’s career is centred on his Sporting years, with earlier loan spells helping him towards that point and Al-Ahli now providing the next stage. The record is solid, especially in Lisbon, without needing much embroidery.
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